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NEW YORK, 15 Nov, 2018 (Office of Information and Communications Technology) — The United Nations announced today that the first European United Nations Technology Innovation Lab (UNTIL) established in Finland will be at SLUSH discussing their focus on technology innovation aiding the circular economy, education, peace and security, and health.

New York / Helsinki 30.8.2018 - The World Challenge Finland 2018 showcased innovative technology solutions that could potentially be used to tackle the effects of climate change as well as other major global challenges. The goal of the competition was to develop services supporting sustainable development using open-source satellite data.

New York / Helsinki 8.8.2018 - United Nations Technology Innovation Labs (UNTIL) and xEdu, one of the world’s leading startup accelerators, announced that they will collaborate to accelerate the development and implementation of new learning solutions via the frameworks provided by xEdu startup acceleration program and the United Nations Technology Innovation Labs.

One of UNTIL key roles is to foster partnerships and provide a global perspective for local technology innovation eco-systems already present in the host country. UNTIL provides network connection to other UN Member States and leverages local expertise for global value added. UNTIL engages key actors in the host country and links them through technology solution development and proof of concepts to key actors in other Labs locations.

The first European UNTIL Lab is hosted within the campus of Aalto University in the city of Espoo (http://agrid.fi/) the Finnish epicenter of technology innovation. This Lab’s areas of focus are Peace and Security, Education, Health and Circular Economy.